I was lucky to have had a couple of very capable dogs to start off with a Bedlington/Grey Dave Emmerson bred and the collie/bull pictured earlier.I didnt realise how lucky I had been until I tried to replace them,the trouble was I was making to many comparisons and a young dog just cant fill the gap your old faithfull has left behind.It took me a little while to realise this so I decided to go for something totaly different ,not so much of a running machine but more of a dog to work with the terriers,though fast enough to still have the odd night out on the lamp.So I went for a 1stx bull/grey